Agentic AI Engineer

Job Description

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Now Hiring: Agentic AI Engineer

Sacramento, CA (onsite or local candidates only)

Employment Type: W2 contract through Ledgent Technology

Ledgent Technology is hiring an experienced Agentic AI Engineer to design and deliver next-generation AI solutions in a healthcare payer environment. This is a high-impact role focused on building production-grade AI agents that drive automation, decision-making, and operational efficiency across the business.

Important Requirements

Must be local to the Sacramento area
Must be able to work on a W2 basis through Ledgent Technology
No relocation assistance available
No third-party submissions or partnerships
No referral fee offered

What You'll Do

Own and manage the full Agent Development Lifecycle from concept through production support
Design and build enterprise-grade AI agents and GenAI applications with a focus on orchestration, RAG, workflow automation, and personalized assistance
Develop scalable and secure AI solutions using tools such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or Semantic Kernel
Optimize prompts, context management, and evaluation frameworks to improve AI output quality and adoption
Partner with product, clinical, compliance, and data teams to deliver measurable outcomes in HIPAA-compliant environments
Integrate structured and unstructured data sources across multiple systems
Conduct testing across functional, integration, and scenario layers
Support production systems including troubleshooting, monitoring, and performance tuning
Document architectures, workflows, and technical designs
Drive continuous improvement across AI tools, workflows, and engineering standards

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent experience
5+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering scalable applications using .NET, Node.js, or Python
3+ years of experience building user-facing applications with React or similar frontend frameworks
Proven experience integrating AI and ML into production systems using modern frameworks and agent-based architectures
Hands-on experience with RAG pipelines, embeddings-based retrieval, AI agents, or advanced conversational interfaces
Strong skills in prompt engineering, model selection, and context management
Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, Replit, or similar
Solid understanding of AI system evaluation, observability, reliability, and guardrails
Experience building autonomous or semi-autonomous agents with workflow orchestration, tool usage, and memory
Familiarity with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
Experience with SQL and relational databases
Experience using CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Docker
Understanding of data privacy, security, and regulatory requirements

Key Traits for Success

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions
Comfortable collaborating across technical and non-technical teams
Passion for building impactful AI-driven systems

If you are a hands-on AI engineer ready to build and scale agentic systems in a complex enterprise environment, we would like to connect.

Required Work Hours

Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Benefits

The position offers a competitive salary with a pay range from $62.50 to $81.70 per hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Additional Details

Max Pay is $81.70 per hour. Min Pay is $62.50 per hour.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance.